CPKC and CSX Announce Major Upgrades to Southeast Mexico Express
CPKC and CSX Announce Major Upgrades to Southeast Mexico Express May 07, 26 06:25 PM Dedicated trains and infrastructure investments slash transit times by up to 45%, offering truck-competitive service between Mexico, Texas, and the U.S. Southeast. Read More Monongahela Railway Timetables (January, 1930) May 07, 26 03:00 PM Featured here is the Monongahela Railway’s […]
Exotic locomotives: Newag Griffin MS for PKP IC testing in Germany
advertisement advertisement We’d like to give you a closer look at the Griffin E4MSUa for PKP IC testing in Germany. After all, a Polish-built electric locomotive in Germany is still quite the exotic view. Remarkable: In February, Newag E4MSUa-002/EU200-002 also traveled to Germany, on its way for a quick test in Buchs (in Switzerland!). This […]
Alstom Supplies Rolling Stock for New African Monorail System
Alstom has celebrated the start of commercial service on the initial portion of Africa’s first monorail system – a service which utilises a number of rolling stock manufactured by the company at its Litchurch Lane site in Derby. Utilising Alstom’s Innovia monorail system, The East of Nile line aims to connect East Cairo to the […]
Thailand opens up rail network to private operators
THAILAND: The national rail freight and passenger markets are to open up to competition in the next two years, a representative of the Department of Rail Transport confirmed Railway Gazette International at the Asia Pacific Rail 2026 trade fair show in Bangkok on May 7. This follows the Rail Transport Act BE 2568 which came […]
Siemens Mobility has delivered its 100th Vectron locomotive to Polish operators
Siemens Mobility has delivered its 100th Vectron locomotive to Polish rail transport companies and operators. The milestone locomotive, named “Aleksander,” has joined the fleet of CARGOUNIT, one of the leading providers of locomotive leasing services in Central and Eastern Europe. The delivery is part of a major framework agreement signed in 2024 between Siemens Mobility […]
VIA Rail Reports Stable Ridership and Higher Revenue Despite Operational Constraints
VIA Rail Canada has reported stable passenger numbers and increased revenue for the 2025 financial year, alongside continued operational and infrastructure pressures. Between 1 January and 31 December 2025, the rail operator carried 4.4 million passengers, broadly consistent with the previous year. Total revenue rose by 36.8 million CAD (7.7%) to 514.8 million CAD. The […]
Railway Gazette International – May 2026
KAI, SURGE, and HUAWEI Sign Strategic Tripartite MOU to Accelerate 5G+AI Innovation in Indonesia’s Railway System Find out more PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) (“KAI”), Indonesia’s national railway operator, PT Solusi Sinergi Digital Tbk (“SURGE”), and PT Huawei Tech Investment (“Huawei”) have signed a strategic tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate the adoption of […]
Wait-and-See Approach
RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2026 ISSUE: BE and H2 locomotive developments remain experimental. With the current White House Administration prioritizing traditional energy sources such as coal and crude oil, hybrid technologies and locomotives powered by alternative power sources may not be in the limelight in the U.S. right now. Rather, the U.S. rail industry appears for […]
DC Power Systems for Critical Networks
The electrical protection of equipment and critical infrastructures is essential due to the very nature of these assets, which are of utmost importance for the economy and society. The safety of people is always the most important reason, above economic and reputational aspects, as well as environmental and other considerations. Alongside a growing awareness of […]
Australia’s Inland Rail freight line project scaled back
AUSTRALIA: The government has announced A$1.75bn of funding for rail freight, but has stopped development of the northern section of the 1 600 km Inland Rail project. This would have allowed the journey time for container trains between Melbourne and Brisbane to be reduced from 33 h to less than 24 h. On May 6 […]